Noyes, Deborah Ten
Days a Madwoman, 122 pgs. Viking,
2016. $18.99 Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G;
Violence: PG.
A twenty-year old Nellie
Bly wanted to make a name for herself as a credible woman reporter. She was tired of the limits placed on women
in journalism, with the news topics staying in traditional female roles, such as
fashion and recipes. Looking for a job in New York, she posed as an insane woman in order to get inside
Blackwell Insane Asylum and report on the conditions there. The story she acquired there pushed her
career into the public’s eye and she reported many exciting stories from then
on.
This book is a pretty complete, yet
simple, biography about Nellie Bly.
Although the title implies that it will be about her time inside the
asylum, that was a small part of her whole life story. Nellie Bly made many important social
challenges known to the public and was an interesting historical figure. The format of this book is a bit jostled
because it flashes between the news stories she is working on and her past. I think it would be a great addition to your library especially if your students have to
do biographies.
MS, HS – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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